Beevor Antony Ardennes 1944 9780241975152

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Автор: Beevor Antony (Бивор Энтони)
Название: Ardennes 1944
Перевод названия: Бивор. Арденны, 1944 год
ISBN: 9780241975152
Издательство: Random House
Классификация:

История Европы

История 20 века: с 1900 по 2000

Вторая мировая война

Сражения и кампании

ISBN-10: 0241975158
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 480
Вес: 0.37 кг.
Дата издания: 06.10.2016
Язык: English
Размер: 196 x 130 x 31
Читательская аудитория: Tertiary education (us: college)
Подзаголовок: Hitler`s last gamble
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: From the bestselling author of Stalingrad, Berlin and D-Day, Antony Beevors Ardennes 1944: Hitlers Last Gamble tells the story of the Germans ill-fated final stand. On 16 December, 1944, Hitler launched his last gamble in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes. He believed he could split the Allies by driving all the way to Antwerp, then force the Canadians and the British out of the war.

Although his generals were doubtful of success, younger officers and NCOs were desperate to believe that their homes and families could be saved from the vengeful Red Army approaching from the east. Many were exultant at the prospect of striking back. The Ardennes offensive, with more than a million men involved, became the greatest battle of the war in western Europe.

American troops, taken by surprise, found themselves fighting two panzer armies. Belgian civilians fled, justifiably afraid of German revenge. Panic spread even to Paris.

While many American soldiers fled or surrendered, others held on heroically, creating breakwaters which slowed the German advance. The harsh winter conditions and the savagery of the battle became comparable to the eastern front. And after massacres by the Waffen-SS, even American generals approved when their men shot down surrendering Germans.

The Ardennes was the battle which finally broke the back of the Wehrmacht.

Ardennes 1944, Beevor Antony